ARROWS
Stella Corkery born 1960 is an artist and multi instrumentalist whose work has involved improvisational and underground music making and arts administration initially in Dunedin/Port Chalmers in the 80's through to now - Auckland 2009. The musical groups being Angel Head, La Motta, Queen Meanie Puss, Hot Buttered Soul, Fake Purr and currently with Alan Holt as one half avant rock outfit White Saucer. Whitesaucer began in Auckland 1993 and have been practitioners of improvised free noise and avant rock since their conception. She has also performed as a guest of Lovely Midget on several of her releases and soundtracks. Stella has had releases on Xpressway, Flying Nun , Siltbreeze and Claudia amongst others. In Auckland she created two record labels; Girl Alliance to primarily document the nascent riot girl scene of the mid 90’s and a more experimental label Pink Air. She previously self released her own solo projects under the name Sweetcakes and now composes and records as ARROWS. She is currently attending The Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland.
Upcoming releases
White Saucer album - CLaudia
Arrows split 7' lathe with Currer Bells - CLaudia
As a visual artist she has exhibited in New Zealand with :
Cuckoo
Testrip
Fiatlux
www.academy.org.nz
Starkwhite - as part of a publication with Kate Newby.
The Physics Room
Artspace - sound and visual stairwell installation.
The Auckland Film Archive
The National Film Archive Wellington
Discography
ARROWS 2008
Ashes - 12” lathe, Pink Air (NZ) 2008
Holiday 93 - Lux Luciis Ut Sanus CD. The Audio Foundation (NZ) 2008
WHITESAUCER 1993 - present
Self titled 8” lathe, Pink Air (NZ) 2008
Mars Attax Remix, Coco Solid Denim & Leisure remix (NZ) 2006
Xanadu Album remix, CD Pink Air (NZ) 2002
‘Phoenix’ - Information Compilation, Imperial Records (NZ) 2001
‘Magical Power Make Out’ - C64 cassette, Freedom-From (USA) 2001
Fire On Your Horizon – 8” lathe Pink Air (NZ) 1998
Performing as Mother Dust – From Jupiter & Beyond Compilation (CA) 1998
Give It Up - 7” lathe Pink Air (NZ) 1997
Self titled - triple 8” lathe, Crawlspace Records (NZ)1996
SWEETCAKES 1993 – 2007
Peace Pill - Compact Listen CD, CLaudia/The Physics Room (NZ) 2007
Compilation Sweetcakes CD, Pink Air (NZ) 2000
Self titled Double 7 lathe”, Pink Air (NZ) 1995
Pink Drums 7” lathe, Pink Air (NZ) 1994
FAKE PURR 1996 – 2005
Compilation CD, Pink Air (NZ) 2005
Self titled lathe 7”, Fakepurr Records (NZ) 2004
Self titled lathe 7”, What Was Music? (NZ) 2002
QUEEN MEANIE PUSS 1989 – 1990
25th Anniversary Box Set, Flying Nun (NZ) 2007
Tard & Furthered - Siltbreeze compilation CD Siltbreeze (USA) 2005
The Darkling 7”, Siltbreeze (USA) 1992
The Beauty of Dogs 7” Flying Nun (NZ) 1991
I heard the Devil call my Name 7" Drag City (USA) 1991
SOOTY AND SWEEP 1992
Shrew'd - Flying Nun Compilation for Suffragette Year, Flying nun (NZ) 1992
ANGELHEAD 1986 - 1989
Eat Jesus - Cassette, Xpressway (NZ) 1989
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